| Description |
1 online resource (x, 247 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Research on women and education |
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Research on women and education.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Janice Koch and Beverly Irby -- Intersections of African American women in STEM and lingering racial and gender bias / Catherine Martin-Dunlop and Whitney Johnson -- African American women's resilience in hard science majors / Ezella McPherson -- Reflections of eight Latinas and the role of language in the middle school science classroom / Carolyn Parker -- Maternal perspectives on getting a degree in computer science: does class trump race? / Louise Ann Lyon -- The evolution of the chilly climate for women in science / Roxanne Hughes -- The effect of alternative assessments in natural science on attitudes toward science in grade 8 girls in South Africa / Nicole N. Wallace and Annemarie Hattingh -- The role of out-of-school time in encouraging girls in STEM / Merle Froschl and Barbara Sprung -- STEM summer institute: a model program for stem integration for girls / Crystal T. Chukwurah and Stacy S. Klein-Gardner -- Robotics programs: inspiring young women in STEM / Cecilia (Ceal) D. Craig -- Looking through a mirror with a third eye: improving mathematics teaching in culturally diverse classrooms / Sylvia Taube and Barbara Polnick -- The FORWARD program / Catherine Mavriplis, Rachelle S. Heller, Paul Sabila, and Charlene Sorensen |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Women in science -- Research
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Women in mathematics -- Research
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SCIENCE -- Essays.
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SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Engineering -- Study and teaching
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Girls -- Education
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Mathematics -- Study and teaching
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Minorities in science
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Science -- Study and teaching
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Technology -- Study and teaching
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Women in science
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Koch, Janice, 1947- editor.
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Polnick, Barbara, editor
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Irby, Beverly, editor
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| ISBN |
9781623965587 |
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1623965586 |
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